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Turk troops enter Iraq after Kurdish fighters
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Catastrophe Averted, 5000 lb. Truck Bomb Uncovered	10 00:00 Rob Crawford [1753]
Accused terrorist may have been planning airline attack: CSIS	2 00:00 Icerigger [1733]
Good Morning....	6 00:00 AlanC [1743]
Two terrs titzup; 10 Emirs scheduled to be judged tomorrow	2 00:00 Anonymoose [1747]
3 KLNLF rebels shot dead	0 [1751]
'Police stations, checkposts, restored in Swat'	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1741]
Turkish ground troops enter Iraq in operation against Kurdish fighters	0 [1779]
Key Taliban warlord killed in ambush	15 00:00 Fred [1768]
45 killed in Lankan ground clashes, air force bombs Kilinochchi	0 [1745]
14 Aksa prisoners back behind bars	0 [1738]
Bombs strike several targets in Iraq, killing at least 12	1 00:00 Glenmore [1743]
Operation in Swat relaunched	0 [1744]
Bride among 14 killed in blast	1 00:00 Glenmore [1734]
Bangalore engineer with terror designs held	3 00:00 trailing wife [1741]
Indian SC says it can't expedite execution of Afzal's death sentence	0 [1741]
Israel helizaps 3 Al-Quds activists, takes two to Tango Uniform	0 [1748]
Turkish troops "to return to bases" after "achieving targets": Turkish General Army Staff	6 00:00 trailing wife [1776]
Page 2: WoT Background
UN resolutions pointless - Iran	5 00:00 NoMoreBS [1736]
Ahmadinejad: US Should Apologize to Iran	6 00:00 CrazyFool [1763]
Iran fails to answer weapons questions: IAEA	1 00:00 Shose Jones3058 [1747]
Qaeda in North Afraica targeted Prime Minster and Culture Minister	1 00:00 swksvolFF [1740]
British troops accused of executions and torture in Iraq	5 00:00 Rob Crawford [1736]
Sderot mayor ready to talk to Hamas	7 00:00 Rob Crawford [1749]
Father denies Sher Zaman's involvement in BB's murder	1 00:00 Clem Fliter2506 [1738]
Obama vows to go after al-Qaeda in Pak	12 00:00 Skunky Glins5285 [1769]
North Korea opens nuke reactor to foreign media	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1732]
LTTE claim refuted	2 00:00 Frank G [1737]
Hawatmeh calls for Hamas and Fatah to start talks	1 00:00 Pappy [1744]
'De-facto Hamas recognition will lead to terror attacks in Europe'	3 00:00 Senior Assistant Sock Puppet of Doom [1741]
Nasrallah says Israel's disappearence an inevitable fact	4 00:00 RD [1732]
'Iran defying UN ban on enrichment'	0 [1742]
Hamas says it's ready for a mutual cease-fire with Israel	4 00:00 CrazyFool [1740]
North Korean Consulate member missing	4 00:00 crosspatch [1742]
Iraq summons Turkey's Charge d'Affaires in Baghdad	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1743]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Video: Immigration Gumballs	3 00:00 SR-71 [1777]
China copies Su-27 fighter, may compete with Russia	8 00:00 crosspatch [1767]
Many Blacks Worry About Obama's Safety	12 00:00 Frank G [1756]
McCain hopes for Castro's speedy demise	1 00:00 Verlaine [1734]
Nepal peace at risk from violence, says EU	0 [1730]
Fidel Castro calls for change in the United States	13 00:00 Frank G [1757]
Clinton Says Debate Remark Not Meant as Farewell	6 00:00 DMFD [1736]
EU tells Serbia to protect embassies	2 00:00 Procopius2k [1736]
Body found after US Embassy in Belgrade is stormed	2 00:00 Clem Uloth2991 [1738]
Nazi death camp suspect is dead	1 00:00 JerseyMike [1759]
Congo rebels withdraw from cease-fire monitoring committee	1 00:00 swksvolFF [1738]
Ugandan rebels, government sign deal	0 [1738]
German court sez hostages must pay for rescue	4 00:00 Crease Poodle1618 [1735]
Trains, buses commandeered for Mugabe's b-day party	2 00:00 rhodesiafever [1736]
Page 4: Opinion
The Carrier Cold War	9 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1770]
International bias contributes to 'vicious cycle of violence', says Jaffna MP	0 [1736]
New York Times editor blames READERS for dustup over John McCain article	15 00:00 Atomic Conspiracy [1765]
Global Warming Alert: Climate change and conflicts	0 [1735]
An interview with Wally	2 00:00 Spiny Gl 2511 [1755]
Perilous Pursuit	3 00:00 SteveS [1734]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Muslims shocked to learn that crisps contain alcohol	12 00:00 3dc [1770]
Saudi men arrested for 'flirting'	1 00:00 Vortigern Glealing9111 [1759]
Did Adolf Hitler draw Disney characters?	11 00:00 Frank G [1730]
Indian Communist demands ban on Twenty20 cricket	4 00:00 john frum [1734]
Three Little Pigs 'too offensive'	0 [1732]
Times tough for Pakistani Christians	0 [1745]
You will stay in jail until you die	3 00:00 SteveS [1738]
Secret Service says Obama rally was secure	0 [1733]
GM exec stands by calling global warming a "total crock of s---"	4 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1739]
Rice says has no plan to run for vice president	0 [1737]
B2 Hanger Queen augers in on Guam - 2 billion dollar junk pile - 20 left	19 00:00 Abdominal Snowman [1762]
2 murder accused win election to NWFP Assembly	0 [1734]
Missing woman's family has 'eerie feeling of dread' after autopsy	4 00:00 sinse [1730]
'YouTube' blocked for blasphemous web content	6 00:00 Anonymoose [1744]
Man wants neighbors' trees removed so sun hits his solar panels	14 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1759]

    
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                        23:12 Vortigern Glealing9111

                        23:03 Fred

                        23:01 crosspatch

                        22:59 SR-71

                        22:57 SR-71

                        22:53 Pappy

                        22:52 3dc

                        22:51 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:43 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:43 Beau

                        22:36 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:35 Frank G

                        22:26 Skunky Glins5285

                        22:13 CrazyFool

                        22:11 Abdominal Snowman

                        22:07 JerseyMike

                        22:04 Procopius2k

                        21:50 john frum

                        21:36 trailing wife

                        21:36 rjschwarz

                        21:33 rjschwarz

                        21:27 Atomic Conspiracy

                        21:18 Skunky Glins5285

Who's in the News
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3	TNSM
2	Hezbollah
2	Iraqi Insurgency
2	al-Qaeda in North Africa
2	Hamas
2	Taliban
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Govt of Iran
1	DFLP
1	al-Aqsa Martyrs
1	Jaish-e-Mohammad

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Sat 2008-02-23
Turk troops enter Iraq after Kurdish fighters

Fri 2008-02-22
Morocco busts another terror cell

Thu 2008-02-21
Thirty Taliban killed in joint strikes

Wed 2008-02-20
Mullahs lose NWFP control after five years

Tue 2008-02-19
Dulmatin titzup in Tawi-Tawi?

Mon 2008-02-18
Explosion rocks West Texas oil refinery

Sun 2008-02-17
Somali president unhurt in mortar attack on residence

Sat 2008-02-16
Islamic Jihad commander kabooms himself, family, neighbors

Fri 2008-02-15
Multiple explosions at TX pipelines near Mexican border

Thu 2008-02-14
Muslim group 'planned mass murder'

Wed 2008-02-13
Mugniyeh rots

Tue 2008-02-12
Mansour Dadullah in custody in Pak

Mon 2008-02-11
UN offices attacked in Mogadishu

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UK Oil Rig Evacuated After Bomb Alert

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